Over four sessions to-date the Stakeholder Group includes approximately   

                                                                                                                               50 members representative of the Long Branch community.

                                                                                                                               In November and December 2022 and March 2023 the Stakeholders Group                                                                                                                                       participated in four in-person meetings to do three things.

                                                                                                                             (1) formulate a shared vision of what Long Branch should look like in the future,

                                                                                                                             (2) articulate a set of community development goals that fulfill that vision, and

                                                                                                                             (3) suggest ways to monitor progress toward fulfilling those goals.

                                                                                                                             During the fourth meeting, stakeholders formed goal action teams for the seven                                                                                                                                 priority goals

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WHY Does the Stakeholder Group Need to Do This?  Long Branch faces profound challenges and opportunities as a result of Purple Line construction and projected completion in 2027. A community voice would promote community friendly and affordable development preventing disruption and displacement for residents and local business and ensure that the Purple Line benefits all community members.

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CHEER supported the Long Branch Stakeholders through the Stakeholder Steering Team (SST), who designed and facilitated the stakeholder sessions and the CHEER Resource and Research Team(RRT), who provided background information and helped draft the original measures and action timeline for the seven top goals

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Moving forward the SST and RRT will help the LB Stakeholders collect data, take actions on county legislation, budgeting and zoning, and procure funds for the short and long term to achieve the Stakeholder goals.

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